Legal Opinion
United States v. Elizabeth P. Castaneda
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2001No. 00-10204PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge SILVERMAN
*979REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Elizabeth Castaneda appeals the sentence imposed following her guilty plea to one count of transportation of persons for illegal sexual activity in violation of the Mann Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2421. Castaneda contests the district court’s imposition of a two-level “vulnerable victim” enhancement under § 3Al.l(b) of the Sentencing Guidelines. Adopting the approach taken by the First Circuit in a similar case involving the application of § 3Al.l(b) to the Mann Act, we hold that the district court erred…
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